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ated at West Point in 1887. He served both In
the Mexican and Florida wars, but resigned from
the army and studied law. he held various Of
ices In Virginia, Joined the Confederate army in
brigade at Bull Run. At Gettysburg he was q
brigadier general and commanded a division He
WIS engaged In the Shenandoah Valley cam
paign OF 1864. He II was who made the daring
raid into Pennsylvania and set fire to Chambers
burg. After that, however, his star went down.
He was involved in series Of unfortunate de-
feats, first at the hands Of Sheridan, then Of Gus
ter and was dismissed from the Confederate SER
vice. He went to Europe, but after the war be-
came again q lawyer in Richmond
At Cedar mountain Banks was not aware
that he had so large a force opposed
to him. II he had known It, he could have
sent to Pope for re-enforcements in time.
As it was, after deadly fight Of four hours
he was forced to retreat, the Confederate
army being twice as large as his own So
sure was he that it was only Jackson's ad-
vance which engaged him that he parted hic
whole division into two columns and charged
upon the massed Confederates. The charge
was so heavy that at first they fell back in
disorder. At that moment Stonewall jackson
himself galloped up to rally the broken
lines. His old soldiers saw him and shouting,
''Stonewall Jaclzsonl Stonewan Jackson!"
reformed and renewed the fight. Reinforce
ments, two brieades Of Hills division, fresh
were stopped. Broken and fearfully dinin-
Hhed. they were forced back across the
wheat field over which they had come Pope,
who was coming up with Ricketts' division
Just at dark, met the retreating columnA
The battle line was formed anew then, and
Jackson, who was in pursuit, attacked once
more, but was met 30 vigorously that he
desisted, and bivouacked on the battle field.
In the battle of Cedar Mountain Brig. Gen.
g w. Crawford made upon the Confederate
left heroic charge, which has become IA
NOUS.
The battle OF Cedar Mountain was bloody
one. The Union side lost in killed, wounded
and prisoners over 2, 600 men, the Confeder-
ates less than 400. 1t is noted for the large
number of officers killed and wounded on
both sides.
After this battle neither army moved for
two days On the 18th the dead were buried
Then jackson with his army reiterated south
across the Rapidan toward Orange Court
House, and Aug. IA held divine service, In
which he gave thanks TO God for the victory
at Cedar run.
Gen John Buford took . very active part In
directing the cavalry movements Of Popes Viz
-
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changed early in August On the way to
Richmond he passed Fortress Monroe. He
saw there BurnSide,s troops embarking for
some place. Wherel By means known to
himself, he found out 1t was the Rappahan-
mock. The moment he set foot on the shore
below Richmond, he hurried to Gen. Lee and
told him By relays Of gaIloping couriers,
Lee dispatched the word to jackson on the
Rapidan.
The Federal cat was now out Of the bag
Burlside's corps had been sent for from
North Carolinia to swell the Army OF Vir-
ginta, and not to re-enforce Mcclellan on
the James. At the same time reports reached
Richmond that McClellan's army was leav-
ing the peninsula
McCiellen's army had not reached Freder-
icksburg, on the way to join Pope, when
(Aug. 2O Lees IS, 900 men, himself command
ing In person, faced Popeis army of some
thing over Al. 600 ON the Rappahannock. Pope
was on the north side, Lee on the south, at
tempting to crosA Pope's watchfulness pre-
vented, however. Pope, knowing Lees
greater numbers, could not attack. He called
loudly for re-enforcements, which were prom
tsed him certainly by Aug. g.
Both Lee and Pope were meditating hostile
movements when, on the night OF Aug. %,
tremendous rainstorm came, which stopped
efforts to cross the river by either army. But
ON that night another Of the odd, small Incl
dents which determine great events happened.
Pope's headquarters were at CAtleEs Staten,
ten miles behind the center OF his line. The
daring Confederate cavalryman, Stuart,
selected that night for raid. He had crossed
the RappahRnnock before the storm. He
swept around to the Federal rear and charged
directly upon Popes headquarters There
were confusion and wild fleeing. Pope him
self escaped, leaving hat and coat behind him.
His dispatch book was captured, however
That was all Lee wanted to give him most
accurate information, and the result shows
he made good use OF it A negro guided
Stuart's cavalry to PopeAs tent.
The raid was begun Aug. IS. jackson hur-
ried quickly up the south bank Of the Kappa
hammock, crossed it above Pope's army, and
fastened north to Thoroughfare Gap, through
which the railroad from Strasburg to Alex
andria passed. His soldiers were called the
"Foot cavalry" on account Of the speed they
had attained in marching. On their right
went the indomitable ]. E. B. Stuart, with
all his cavalry. Swiftly, silently they
marched, like the spirit of destruction.
@Don't shout, boys; the Yankees will hear
rs" said Jackson.
Lee formed the bold plan Of crossing the
Rappahannock, getting in Pope's rear, and
cutting him off from Washington. For this
difficult and dangerous task he selected one
who had been proved to be the bravest,
shrewdest, most reliable officer in his army,
Stonewau jackson.
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Pope's idea was to crush jackson by get
ting on his rear, between him and Thorough
fare Gap, with one portion of the Federal
army, McDoWelrs corps, while the other,
under Hooker, should attack him on the east,
coming from Centreville. At that time
Pope supposed jackson to be retreating back
through Thoroughfare Gap.
But jackson was not retreating. Long
street was close at hand, ready to Join him.
Furthermore. PopeNs own army had not
come to time as expected Fitz John Porter
had been ordered to join Hooker at Bristoe
Station on the Manassas Gap railroad. He
arrived six hours late Meanwhile the same
day, Ang. 81, at Manassas Junction, seven
miles away, there was hot skirmish- Some
New jersey troops under Gen Taylor had
been ordered to rescue the stores there. They
were driven on with half their officers killed
or wounded Gen Taylor himself was
killed At Bristoe Station, thssame day too,
Hooker made an attack on Ewell, who fen
back toward Jackson's main army, unpur-
sued
where was Jackson's army, meant1mel
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close he was engaged In making government
surveys till the outbreak Of the civil war.
As q typographical engineer he did consider
able experimenting In the line Of boring arte-
sian wells to obtain q water supply on the
arid western plains.
In 1851 he was made q brigadier general
Of volunteers, and the district Of Northern
Missouri was placed in his charge. After
ward he commanded the Army of the Missis-
sippi In March, 1862. he was promoted to
be major general of volunteers. From these
experiences he was called east In June and
placed at the head of the Army Of Virginia
He was to reorganize and consolidate it. In
July he became q brigadier general in the
regular army.
At the close Of the campaign, which Is the
subject OF this chapter in war history, in Sep
tember, 1862, Gen Pope requested to be re-
lieved Of the command OF the Army Of Vir-
ginia and go back west. He was permitted
to do so, and received back his old command
in the northwest He is now retired from the
regular army.
Gen Irwin Mcdowell commanded Pope's Third
corra In virginia He was born In Columbus. O..
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PoMderlY NOD Interested.

SCRANTON, Pa, Aug. N.-General
Master Workman Pewderly has made
public a letter in which he says when
the American national committee meet
next month in Philadelphia they will
not represent me. | am not in any way
connected with the organization. While
am an American l am not interested
in reviving purely American ideas. 1
am not anxious to see the tomahawk
and scalping knife flourish again in this
country. l have no desire to rekindle
the camp fires of the purely American,
nor do wish to see re-establishment
of the ducking pond nor the burning of
witches. lam content to devote my
time to revival of tile interest in the
declaration of American independence
and the re-establishment of the rule of
the American people, independent of
party or monopoly. I am of the opin-
ion that can work out these ends as
member of the knights of Labor.
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army and re-entered politics. serving in congress
eight years, when he was appointed minister to
England He bed this place till 1876, and found
refzxattcn 1oI c11ciaf duties In the writing Of q
book on the science and art OF the game of
poker 1t Is much quoted Gen. Schenck still
survives, in an age which is
Like lusty winter,
Frosty but kindly
Pope was deceived as to the whereabouts Of
Jackson's army. He was besides almost in
despair because re-enforcements which had
been surely promised him did not arrive. He
had depended for supplies on Washington,
and IN any event on those at Manassas juno
ton, which jackson had destroyed Both
sources failed. II. however, Gen Pope's
main army had reached Manassas Junction
one day earlier, on the 9th, he might have
saved his stores and destroyed jackson As
he himself expressed it, however, he had now
to fight or starve
The first of the series Of fights which took
place near the old Bull Run battle field oc-
CURED Aug. 2S. Pope believing jackson at
Centreville, being deceived by his ruse, or
dered Mcdowell to go after him Mcdowell
had been near Gainesville. The march to-
ward Centreville led him past Jackson's right,
and jackson attacked him vigorously.
This fight of the 2Sth is known as the battle
OF Gainesville The village lies near Thor
eughfare Gap, southwest of Centreville.
There was severe and bloody contest, with
out decided advantage on either side Gen.
jackson, in his report. calls it "a fierce and
sanguinary conflict" Gems. Ewen and Tai.
aferro, Confederate commanders, were both
severely wounded. The troops engaged on
the Union side were the brigades of Gems.
Gibbon and Doubleday
There were three days battles on and near
the old Bull Run battle-ground They oc-
CURED Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Aug.
%, %, 80. The first is properly called the
battle Of Gainesville, the second that of
Groveton, the third and last, Manassas. The
last one is usually termed the second battle
of Bull Run"
At the first OF the three fights, that of
Gainesville, the brigades of Gibbon and
Doubleday suffered severely. They might
have been REINFORCED, as other brigades were
near them, but this was not done. The fight
ing continued until into the night.
At Washington, meantime, all was panic
and ignorance. Halleck did not know where
Pope was, and nobody knew where the next
Confederate blow would fall, whether on
Pope's army, Washington or the Shenandoah
Valley. jackson himself was puzzled to
know what the Federal troops were about.
When he fought the battle of Gainesville, he
seems to have believed Pope's army was in
full retreat for Washington, and that he had
a brush with the passing edge Of it All
was q muddle on both sides.
Brevet Maj. Gen. Abner Doubleday whose troops
fought stoutly at the battle of Gainesville and
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ATCHIsoN, kas., Aug. 20.-The most
terrific hail storm that ever occurred in
this region swept over this city at 4
O'Clock this afternoon. Hail measur-
ing nine and ten inches in circumfer-
ence fell. The wind was from the
north, and half the windows in the
city on the north side of the houses
were broken. The heavy French plate
in the lower story of the Daily Cham
pion building was struck by three
large hail stones and broken into
hundred pieces. Twenty or more heavy
French plate windows along CONNER
cial Street were broken in similar
manner.
Nearly every window on the north
side of the BYram House was broken.
and several Illuminated windows in the
Baptist Church and Episcopal Churches
were destroyed. The loss in broken
glass will aggregate 81 900 or S., 900.
The hail was accompanied by the
heaviest rain that has fallen for over a
year, while Clay Greek, which passes
through the city, is higher than 1t has
been for fully two years past.
The storm appears to- be general
throughout Northern Kansas. The
cars on the incoming passenger trains
on the Central Branch of the Union
Pacific and Omaha Extension of the
Missouri Pacific had their windows on
the north side broken by hail. Passen-
gers report the rain as very heavy.
at this hour $3.50 p. m the rain is
still pouring down. A great amount of
damage has been done by rain to the
streets of this city that are being
paved.
1t is not believed that much damage
has been done to crops, as the hail did
not fall very thickly. The immense
hail stones came down at intervals, and
far apart, but with terrific violence,
crashing through windows whenever
they struck one like cannon ball.
H. G. Patchen, a well-knOwn printer,
was struck by one of them cand the
bridge of his nose fiattened. q His in
juTies are very severe.
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ncers during the war. as brave and willing as ne
was modest. He served In Pope's campaign and
with the Army OF the Potomac continuously, ols-
tinguishing himself In many severe fights He
WAS at Antletam, Gettysburg and elsewhere, ana
was once severely wounded At this time ne NeS
Toward the Last OF the year 1853 this brave sol
der and accomplished gentleman was sent 70
take cha ,Se OF the cavalry In the Army OF the
Cumberland. He parted from his old command
In the Army OF the Potomac and started WeSts
with a major generals commission awaiting him
But lust bAfore he reached his new headquarters
he was stricken With q typhoid fever, and AFTER
on BY exposure and toll In the Army Of the Poto-
mac The very last day OF his life, Dec 10 le9h
almost In the moment death was upon him, the
malls brought bis commission a. major general
He held it In his dying hands. and smile OF JOY
ing Il aside he soon ceased to breathe"
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Vance Cn-,1 V1c1Iun

CINCINNATI, Aug. 24.-The house of
McHenry s. Co., dealers in gas fixtures,
has given mortgage, both chattle and
real estate, of 100000 to the firm of
Mitchell, Vance 81 Co. of New York.
This was done in hopes tosave the New
York firm, but it seems to have been
Intellectual. The result is to embaIrass
the Cincinnati firm which acted as
agent for Mitchell, Vance s. Co..
though Mr.. McHenry says it viii not
lead to a suspension.
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A Burglar WInged.

ST. LOUIS, Aug. 24.-At 2:30 o'clock
this morning d. II. Marx shot and
fatally wounded a burglar who was
trying to enter his residence, No. 14O2
Monroe street. Just before retiring
DR.. Marx heard noise at the shutters
of the back parlor and creeping to the
window he saw man outside, trying
to force the window open. He fired at
him twice through the shutters and
both shots took effect. one in the neck
and one in TIE right breast. He gave
his name as Henry LANCER of st. Louis.
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a TRAIN DRRATLED.
Spikes Removed from the Rails by
Unknown Parties.

ST.. LOUIS, Aug. 2S.-Dispatches
from Lincoln, Illinois, say that a pas
senger train on the Peoria. Decatur s.
Evansville railroad was derailed near
Salt creek last night. The engine and
all the cars left the rails while going at
the rate of forty miles an hour. FOrtu-
nately the entire train remained on the
grade and came to a standstill after
Dumping on the ties for distance of.
200 feet. A search was made for the
cause of the accident, and it was dis
covered that the fish plates and spikes
had been removed from the rails. In
the weeds on the bank crowbar and
other tools were found with which the
work had been done. There is no
doubt that the purpose of the fiends
was to rob the train. A freight train
following close behind was stopped
few yards from the derailed passenger
train and thus what might have been a
horrible disaster was averted. No one
was injured.
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HARPER, Kas., Aug 28.-The laying
OF the cornerstone Of the Masonic
Temple in this city to-day was an i'm
posing affair. The ceremonies were
conducted by Deputy Grand Master III.
G. MemanIzle, assisted by Deputy
Grand Past Master Joseph Munger
and Deputy Grand Senior Warden S.
II. Glenn. Members Of the following
lodges were present and participated
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1hE RAppAHANNock.

After Cedar Run, what nextl
The base Of operations Of the Union army
OF the east was now the RAppahannock river.
After Cedar Run, Pope gradually withdrew
his army 10 the Rappahannocks north bank,
leaving IL between himself and the Confed-
crates. Meantime Lee massed his whole
army around jackson, between the Kappa
hammock and the Rapidan. 5000 strong.
He was led to this by q curious incident
which shows on what small things great
events turn The Confederate Col. Aosby
bad been prisoner q war, but bad been -
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jackson was master of the art Of strategy.
He started Ewen and Hill of northeast with
a noise and flourish, as If they were march
ing in a bee line to Washington At the
same time he put his main army swiftly and
quietly on the march back from Manassas
northward, in the direction In which he knew
Longstreet,was advancing. Ewell and Hill
went as Tar northeast as CentFeville, within
twenty miles of Washington Then they
suddenly turned west and rejoined Jacksons
army near the old battle field OF Bull Run
This was Aug. IS.
In the second battle OF Bull Run Gen Robert O.
Schenck had his arm shattered by q ball. He was
born In Ohio In 1902 Unlike most Of the generals
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An Emigran, Train Disaster.

WHEELING. w. Va, Aug. A.-Emi-
grant train No. SO, coming from the
Baltimore s. Ohio railroad this morning
at O'Clock, ran into freight train No.
IS at Easton siding, twenty miles east
of this city. A. L. Smith, engineer of
the emigrant tain and Isaac Arbuth-
out his fireman, were instantly killed.
The engineer and fireman of the
freight train are only slightly injured.
Fifteen of the emigrants are seriously
but none fatally hurt. They have
been taken to Cameron for surgical at
tention. The accident was the result
of a misapprehension of orders on the
part of the engineer of the freight
train, who thought he had the right of
way and pulled out of the siding just
as the emigrant train came up.
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~
King Of revolution
airy times. He was
born in 1914, in New
York, and was grad
uated at West Point
IN 1888, beng attach
ed TO the engineer
corps. He was in
turn q superintend-
ing railway engineer,
an editor and minis
ter to Rome. During
the war he was a
brigadier general of
volunteers, attached
20 McDowell's corps.
He commanded q di-i
vision during the
campaign Of the Ar
my of Virginia, subse-
quently taking part
In the battles of Fred
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River Tramc E1uine6.

PIERRE, Oak, Aug. 24.-The COM
pletion of the Manitoba road to Fort
Benton has ruined the river traffic on
the upper Missouri. The steamer Ben
ton passed south to st. Louis to-day
and Informed a correspondent that 9TH
er boats are following. All except four
will enter the sugar and cotton trade
on the lower Mississippi, and the only
river traffic that will amount to any
thing will be between Bismarck and
Sioux City, with headquarters at
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ToDeka Rfre.

TOPEKA, Aug. 2.-About $3.50 o'clock
this morning the barn in which the
horses belonging to the city police force
are kept was set on fire and a man and
four horses burned to death. Shortly
after the flames were put out the char
red remains were found to be Col. G..
C. Graves, lieutenant colonel of the I'd
Iowa cavalry. and brigadier general of
the Kansas national guards under
Clicks administration.
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A Healthy Stomach

Is blessing for which thousands of
our dyspeptic countrymen and women
sigh in vain, and to obtain which
swallow much medicine unavailingly.
For no ailment -probably-are there
so many alleged remedies as for dys-
pepsia. The man of humbug is con-
stantly glutted with the dollars and
dimes of those who resort to one
nostrum after another in the vain hope
of obtaining relief, at least, from this
vexatious and obstinate malady.
Experience indicates Hostetter's
Stomach Bitters as a means of eradi-
eating dyspepsia, in which firm re-
Hence can be placed. No remedy has
in three decades and over established
such a reputation, none has received
such unqualified professional sanction.
It isan admirable invigorant, because
it enriches the blood. and not only this,
but it thoroughly regulates the
bowels, kidneys and bladder. The
nervous symptoms are usually relieved
by the medicine.
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Before the 30th Pope had sent to Mcclellan,
at Alexandria, for horse feed and supplies for
his cavalry. Gen Mcclellan sent him back
word that the supplies would Be forthcoming
as soon as Pope sent . cavalry escort for
them.
until after received this letter that I began
to feel discouraged and nearly hepeleS of any
successful issue to the operations with which
was charged
In the night OF Sept /, immediately after
the battle Of Chandlly, the UHion army re-
treated TO Aiexandria and the defenss about
Washington. Lee pursued few miles and
then turned to new fields
At his own request, Gen. Pope went back
west Gen Mcclellan became again COM
nander of thu Army Of the Potomac, which
included also now the late Army Of Virginia.
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rod, where q large body Of Confederatss
we're seen advancing. The words were:
SYou put your force IN hereLS Porter testi-
6ed that be underseood the order to be that
he should stay where be was.
The battle Of Groveton waved hotter and
hotter. Pope YVES stin ignorant Of the arrival
Of LonRstEeet In the afternoon. But at 4.30
he sent an order 70 Fftz John Porter to come
up and 20 into action Porter received Il two
hours afterwsrd He did not obey Il. He
considered that he could not move his artiI-
lery, and that besides, there were too MANY
Confederates about there TO risk it. His seri-
tence for disobedience and the subse0uenk
proceedings in reference to it are familiar to
all newspaper readers.
At 8 O'Clock in the afternoon Of the Goth
occurred some Of the most barbarous lighting
known to modern times. Gen Grover al
Hookers division, charged on the Confeder-
ate left, commanded by A. p. Hill 1t was a
desperate charge, with hayonet and dubbed
mnsket, against tho Confederate ranks. three
lines deep. After Eerocious fighting Grover
was driven back. The ammunition gave ont
among Hills men. They snatehed up the
stones from piles that lay about to be used on
the railroad and hurled them against their
foe. When the Union dead were afterward
gathered up q considerable number vera
found with their skulls broken
At other points all over the fold the con.
test was equally bloody.
The battle only CEASED at o'clock at night
The armies slept upon the field. Pope be-
Heved he had defeated the ConfederaAes. Il
ygaa a rniefa Ia tia T1avH HaU raFNxzod
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those Of the next two
days, was a brave
and accomplished
officer. He was born
in New York 1873,
and was graduated
at West Point. He
served In the Mexi-
can war as q captain
of artillery. He was
in Fort Sumter with
Gen. Robert Ander-
son when the war
broke out, and fired
the first gun for the
Union against the
seeded state Of
SOuth Carolina April